Ashta Pasha

 Tantra refers to "Ashta Pasha" or eight nooses . ghR A iNA (aversion), lajjA (shame), bhaya (fear), sha~NkA (doubt), jugupsA (disgust), kula (attachment to a group based on activity), jAti (attachment to a group based on birth) and shlla (good character and modesty!!). Kalika destroys the eight nooses so that one can be liberated. 

The eight pashas (nooses) do not necessarily block all purusharthas, but block one from moksha. For example, aversion (ghR A iNA) to some things (e.g. aversion to some evil people or aversion to some foods etc) is perfectly fine and one can do great dharmik things despite aversion to some things. Shame and fear of being calling a bad person may make one do good dharmik things in the world. So shame, fear, aversion etc. may also not stop one from dharma. 

The Chief demon Shumbha (depicting our Ego) is dependent on 8 demons to win the war and he would cease to be powerful when his army is killed. Similarly Ego will cease to be once these 8 

bondages are removed.

1- ghR A iNA (hatred /aversion): Hate is depicted by demon Udayudha. when Shumbha says 86 Udayudhas be ready, it tells us about the 86 types of hatred which aid our Ego and keeps us 

away from divinity.

2- Lajjaa (Shame): This bondage has been depicted by Kambu demons. Kambu is also a word for Conch signifying the animal who hides behind the hard shell to protect himself from others. Here 

Shame or hiding oneself from one's weakness and keeping away from others to save one's self- 

respect. This is also a sort of bondage on the soul. 

3- Bhaya (Fear): This third bondage is depicted by demon Kautivirya. Fear of death, fear of losing respect or nears and dears keeps the ego busy in Maya and hinders its way towards greater  awareness.

4 - Shankaa (Doubt): this fourth bondage is shown as Dhaumra demon. All the doubts arise due to distorted or false knowledge. 

5- Jugupsa (censure/reproach/disgust) : When due to false knowledge we see others as different from us, we censure others to prove us right.

6- kula (caste / attachment to a group based on activity) : Dauhadri demon denotes proud of being  related to one's birth. Even after listening to Brahma Gyana many times, this bondage of birth pride does not leave us.

7 - Jaati (creed / attachment to a group based on birth) : Demon Kalkeya denotes it. Due to false knowledge, Jiva is proud of his body being special (e.g. human body, white or black) This bondage is very powerful and no theoretical knowledge of God can remove this. Human souls is re-born again and again mainly due to this bondage.

8- sheela (Modesty and good character): This bondage is denoted by demon Maurya. The modesty means Nature of Jiva, an idea Jiva makes about himself and the universe during the course of his many births. This bondage is also called Rudra-Granthi. Even after attaining the higher stages of spirituality, one is not free from this bondage and only removal of this bondage one is established into Advaita (union with god).